Care home nursing fee gets 7.4% boost in ‘win for sector’

The fee paid to care homes to fund nursing costs will rise by 7.4% from April 2024 in what leaders have described as a “in for the sector”, the government announced today.
The standard weekly NHS-funded nursing care (FNC) rate will rise from £219.71 to £235.88, while the higher rate will increase from £302.25 to £324.50, said the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
The higher rate is paid to the relatively few residents who received it when the three